Wireless networking question

[Timothy Murphy]

Claude Jones wrote:

> What I would prefer is to have the
> two upstairs computers connected to a hub, and some wireless device also
> connected to the same hub that would in turn connect to my basement
> wireless network. It seems like something lots of people would want to do,
> but I've been researching this for a couple of hours and I can't seem to
> find a device that will do this. Can anyone point me in the right
> direction.

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are trying to do,
but I have a Linksys WRT54GL (running Linux dd-wrt) 
connected by ethernet to my desktop (which has a separate ADSL connection)
and also to another machine by ethernet,
as well as to various laptops by WiFi.

In other words, the WRT54GL has 4 ethernet connections,
and also acts as a WiFi access point.
It works pretty well.


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